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Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everybody! Today is Tuesday, November 9th. Here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories. Ballard Spahr will open its 13th office with the addition of a group of attorneys from…

Survey: NLJ 250 Firms Continue to Shed Lawyer Jobs

Survey: NLJ 250 Firms Continue to Shed Lawyer Jobs

The National Law Journal reported overall headcount at the nation’s 250 largest law firms fell for a second straight year. Following last year’s 4 percent drop, the survey found firms…

Fennemore Craig Cuts 7 Lawyers, 10 Staff

Fennemore Craig Cuts 7 Lawyers, 10 Staff

Phoenix, Arizona-based law firm Fennemore Craig has announced it cut 17 jobs. Ten staffers were let go this month; and seven attorneys were shown the door this February. The firm…

Davis Wright Cuts Associate Salaries

Davis Wright Cuts Associate Salaries

Sources on the blawgosphere report that Seattle’s Davis Wright Tremaine has cut associate salaries by 5%. The cut affects all class years. Davis Wright is also pushing back start dates…

WilmerHale Defers Start Dates, Offers $75,000

WilmerHale Defers Start Dates, Offers $75,000

WilmerHale is deferring start dates for its 2009 associate class. Some associates will be deferred to January 20th, 2010, and others to March 17th of that year. January associates will…

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 3 to Labor & Employment Practice

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 3 to Labor & Employment Practice

Miami-based Akerman Senterfitt has brought a three-attorney group into its West Palm Beach labor & employment practice. David Spector and Christopher Duke are joining the firm as shareholders. Lorraine Rogers…

Confirmed: Cozen O’Connor Hires 30 from Wolf Block

Confirmed: Cozen O’Connor Hires 30 from Wolf Block

The rumors were confirmed today: Cozen O’Connor announced it will bring on 30 attorneys from dissolving Wolf Block. The Wolf Block attorneys will add to the more than 60 lawyers…

Dreier Survivors Create Sports & Entertainment Practice

Dreier Survivors Create Sports & Entertainment Practice

A pair of ex-Dreier attorneys is joining Hiscock & Barclay to found a new Sports & Entertainment Practice Area. Thomas I. Mandelbaum was co-chair of Dreier LLP’s Entertainment Practice Area.…

Legal Times to Merge with National Law Journal; Layoffs Expected

Legal Times to Merge with National Law Journal; Layoffs Expected

Legal Times is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined publication will focus on national legal news, with a special emphasis on Washington, DC,…

Greenberg Traurig Austin Adds Securities Team

Miami’s Greenberg Traurig has announced the addition of top securities litigation attorneys Paul R. Bessette, Michael J. Biles and Jesse Z. Weiss. Bessette joins as a national co-chair, and Biles…